Police arrest two drivers over fatal pile-up on N. Lantau freeway

Police have arrested two people and are seeking witnesses to a fatal chain collision on the North Lantau Highway yesterday morning.

A 55-year-old man surnamed Leung died in the five-car accident after his taxi ploughed into the back of a vehicle that had just collided with another.

The driver was rushed to Yan Chai Hospital with serious head injuries but was certified dead shortly after, police said in a statement.

Three others sustained minor injuries and were treated at North Lantau Hospital.

The pile-up began at 6:05am in the Kowloon direction near Sunny Bay when a Mercedes driven by a 64-year-old woman reduced speed because of congestion ahead but collided with a red taxi driven by a 42-year-old male.